Yes, and I have helped create that second/parallel society, blogging about it here as I've gone. It's what was done in every past segregated society as a means of survival. It is NOT a sustainable, efficient, or enjoyable way to live.

Personally, I don't want a parallel society, because parallel means "going in exactly the same direction, but off to one side". We want to go in a better direction, and do things better than the elites do them. Parallel would mean replicating our current failure. I think decentralization is the way forward. A decentralized society with voluntary interactions.

We would have gladly birthed our 2 babies at home, except that my wife had so much surgery and radiation as a child for spinal cancer, both she and the baby would be at serious risk of death. She is not mechanically able to delivery vaginally. I am not capable of doing Cesarean section operations on my kitchen table, and we were not able to find any willing unvaccinated doctors in our price range to do it privately. It was an agonizing 8 months, knowing we had to go into the belly of the beast to get our new family member... and likely for my wife to survive. I'm quite pleased with the overall outcome, considering the odds we faced.

My wife studied to teach (but the laws changed just before she graduated, making her degree almost useless for what she wanted to do). She ended up doing some private tutoring. Now, she's eager (and very capable) to teach our children, including languages and music. Assuming I'm still around and able to, I hope to help with math and science (where I excelled).

Thanks for your info and advice!

!LUV